Understanding how cells transform into specialized types during human development is a central challenge in biology. This complex process, known as cell differentiation, holds the key to understanding ...

Millions of people worldwide are diagnosed with cancer every year. In advanced tumor diseases, cancer cells detach from the ...

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have made significant progress in understanding how cells communicate during inflammation. The study, recently published in PNAS, was conducted over a ...

Pregnancy creates a lifelong biological link as cells pass between mother and child and remain in the body for decades.

Cells that are about to die send a signal to an executioner protein, but sometimes, those cells can fight back and regenerate ...

Cryo-electron tomography shows what molecules look like in high-resolution – in this case, the virus that causes COVID-19. Nanographics, CC BY-SA All life is made up of cells several magnitudes ...

Natural killer cells, also referred to as NK cells, play several major roles in the body's defense against cancers like renal cell carcinoma. Natural killer cells, also referred to as NK cells, play ...

When the cell's recycling stations, the lysosomes, start leaking, it can become dangerous. Toxic waste risks spreading and ...

A type of cell that plays a crucial role in tissue repair after a heart attack may also inadvertently be why cutting-edge cell therapies cause an increased risk of rhythm disorders, according to a new ...

NASA scientists are sending three fundamental life science experiments onboard space shuttle Discovery in hopes of better understanding exactly how spaceflight affects cell growth and how cells fight ...

In the realm of high repetition rate lasers, Pockels cells emerge as quintessential components, wielding significant influence over laser performance and functionality. These electro-optic devices, ...